Norwich, Connecticut is trying to help fathers be better at fathering. How?
The Madonna Place Fatherhood Initiative Program, a nonprofit organization launched in 1999.
The Madonna Place offers extended parenting classes geared toward fathers serving as primary caregivers – and co-parenting couples. Some attend under court order, some by choice.
Madonna Place also offers assistance with obtaining employment and legal resources.
And last, but certainly not least, Madonna Place offers moral support from the staff and mutual support of others in similar circumstances.
Read more in this Norwich Bulletin article: Dad learns what it takes.